Emergency repairs on the Route 71 drawbridge that connects Belmar to Avon-by-the-Sea have forced the shutdown of the busy thoroughfare, and officials can’t give an estimate as to when it will ...

Emergency work to repair a busy drawbridge that connects two Jersey Shore towns in Monmouth County is expected to be ...

Two Jersey Shore drawbridges that were built during the Great Depression are showing their age, breaking down and causing ...

DOT: Route 71 Bridge connecting Belmar to Avon-By-The-Sea expected to open May 31 The department says that the bridge needs to undergo rigorous testing before it can return to normal operating status.

At 6:34 p.m. Sunday, Avon-by-the-Sea Police responded to the Washington Avenue beach for a report of several swimmers in distress. Three swimmers were in the ocean and having trouble.

Jersey Proud: Gloucester County town hosts Alex’s Lemonade Stand fundraiser 8ds ago. 1:20. ... These are the cars that first drove the roads of Avon-by-the-sea at the turn of the 20th Century.